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Read more at: Alumna Dr Barnali Ghosh receives the John Mitchell Award

Alumna Dr Barnali Ghosh receives the John Mitchell Award

31 October 2023

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) announced that Dr Barnali Ghosh of Mott MacDonald has received the 2023 John Mitchell Award. She received the Award at an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Awards Ceremony in October 2023 and will give the BGA John Mitchell Lecture in January 2024. Dr Ghosh studied for her PhD...


Read more at: Carlos Español-Espinel wins 2023 Turner Prize

Carlos Español-Espinel wins 2023 Turner Prize

11 October 2023

Many congratulations to PhD student Carlos Español-Espinel who was bestowed the 2023 Turner Prize, which carries a cash prize of £1,000. The prize was established by Philip Turner, a mechanical engineer in the Department of Engineering (University of Cambridge), who designed a wide range of innovative devices including the...


Read more at: Dr Jim Hambleton joins Geotech Group as Associate Professor in Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering

Dr Jim Hambleton joins Geotech Group as Associate Professor in Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering

1 October 2023

The Schofield Centre is pleased to welcome Dr Jim Hambleton as Associate Professor in Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering. Dr Hambleton holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, MSc in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Civil Engineering (University of Minnesota). The focal point of his work will be the understanding of...


Read more at: PhD student Douglas Morley awarded 'Best Researcher Presentation' at National Highways 2023

PhD student Douglas Morley awarded 'Best Researcher Presentation' at National Highways 2023

20 July 2023

Schofield Centre PhD student Douglas Morley was awarded 'Best Researcher Presentation' at the National Highways 2023 conference for his presentation titled 'Designing Smarter Integral Bridges' . The conference brought together all PhD research sponsored by National Highways across UK universities, with the award given by...


Read more at: Geotechnical Workshop 2023 sees Atkins awards presented to students

Geotechnical Workshop 2023 sees Atkins awards presented to students

1 July 2023

The Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group Workshop 2023 took place on the 26 th June at the IfM. The event was sponsored by Atkins and Andrew Thomson, Chief Geotechnical Engineer, presented awards to the top three MEng projects in Geotechnical Engineering: Libby Gande (First Prize), Andrew Canning (Second Prize)...


Read more at: PhD student Diarmid Xu wins British Geotechnical Association (BGA) 54th Cooling Prize

PhD student Diarmid Xu wins British Geotechnical Association (BGA) 54th Cooling Prize

12 June 2023

Many congratulations to Diarmid Xu, a PhD student in Professor Gopal Madabhushi’s group, for winning the Cooling Prize competition for his work on the scour protection of offshore foundation for wind farms subjected to seismic liquefaction. The competition is held annually by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) and...


Read more at: Géotechnique Lecture 2021 and Design Software Prowd
Prof Haigh and Dr Deng in the Géotechnique Lecture 2021

Géotechnique Lecture 2021 and Design Software Prowd

1 January 2022

Professor Stuart Haigh has given the Géotechnique Lecture 2021 on a topic of ‘Performance-Based Design of Propped Retaining Walls’ at Institution of Civil Engineers on 16 th November 2021. The Géotechnique lecture is a biennial top lecture in geotechnical engineering, nominated by the editorial panel of the top journal...


Read more at: Casey Shepheard and Ahmed Alagha receive the Philip Turner Prize 2021
Turner Prize 2021

Casey Shepheard and Ahmed Alagha receive the Philip Turner Prize 2021

14 October 2021

Philip Turner was an outstanding mechanical engineer, who designed a wide range of innovative devices. He made major formative contributions to the design of geotechnical centrifuges for the Schofield Centre. He was a design engineer in the Department of Engineering for many years and when he died he bequeathed in his will...


Read more at: Welcome reception for new students and visitors
New Students Induction 2021

Welcome reception for new students and visitors

14 October 2021

A very warm welcome was given to our new post-graduate research students, fourth year students and visitors joining the Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group in Division D at a reception on 8 October 2021.


Read more at: Atkins Geotechnical Workshop 2021
Geotechnical Workshop 2021

Atkins Geotechnical Workshop 2021

30 June 2021

The Geotechnical and Environmental Group workshop took place on Monday, 28 June 2021. This annual event is generously sponsored by Atkins and brings together the whole Group for a day of presentations by first year PhD students and posters by second year PhD students. The top three MEng geotechnical projects from Division...